7 Best 16 Gauge Shotguns (2026): 1,400 Rounds Tested
The 16 gauge carries like a 20 and hits like a 12. Seven shotguns ranked, from a Stevens 555 under $700 to the Browning A5 Sweet Sixteen, with live prices.
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7 Best 28 Gauge Shotguns (2026): Tested and Ranked
The 28 gauge stopped being a rich man’s gauge. Seven shotguns ranked from a sub-$500 single shot to a Beretta worth keeping, with live prices.
Best Proof Research Rifles in 2026: All 3 Models Compared
The Proof Research rifle lineup compared, including why the Elevation carries a sub-MOA guarantee while the Glacier and Ascension are guaranteed to half a minute.
7 Best Fierce Firearms Rifles in 2026: Every Model Ranked
Every Fierce Firearms rifle in the 2026 lineup ranked, with the Rogue, Rival and Rage platforms explained and the honest caveats before you buy.
11 Best Thermal Monoculars in 2026: Hog and Predator Tested
The 11 best thermal monoculars for 2026, from a sub-$400 ATN BlazeSeeker to Pulsar’s 640 Oryx, with verified maker specs and what detection range really means.
Stevens 555 Review (2026): 300 Shells and Five Gauges
Three hundred shells through the Stevens 555 over/under, which patterned 54 percent from a modified choke at 40 yards and carries at 6.2 pounds in 12 gauge. Savage lists it at the same $869 in 12, 16, 20, 28 and .410, with no sub gauge premium, and the 555 Trap that undercuts all of them on the shelf is a single barrel gun.
Girsan MC1911 Review (2026): 500 Rounds of $430 Steel 1911
Five hundred rounds through the Girsan MC1911 Untouchable, the all steel Turkish 1911 that trusted retailers sell from $431.99. It stumbled twice on old hollow points inside the first hundred rounds and then ran 400 clean, and EAA’s own price list charges the same $479 for the Government, Commander and Officer frames.
Browning BAR MK4 Review (2026): 400 Rounds Through a .30-06
Four hundred rounds through the Browning BAR MK4 without a stoppage, with a best group of 1.12 inches at 100 yards from Winchester 150 grain Power Points. Browning’s own catalog is the problem: it still lists the previous MK3 as current production, in nine chamberings against six, and it sells for about $170 to $200 less.
Charter Arms Pitbull Review (2026): 9mm With No Moon Clips
We ran 350 rounds through two Charter Arms Pitbull 9mm revolvers without a failure to fire, and found the one defensive load that locks the cylinder. Charter’s own price list also makes the 4.2 inch .40 S&W the cheapest Pitbull it sells, at $421.47, even though most retailers charge more for it.